DEEP said CT would not buy into an offshore wind solicitation with Massachusetts and Rhode Island — but would pursue solar projects.
CT bails on offshore wind, chooses solar projects instead
Posted inStudent Voice
Elder abuse is shockingly prevalent
We must implement better staffing and more support at nursing homes, to ensure residents get the care they deserve.
Posted inCharting Connecticut
How far are you from a Connecticut Christmas scene?
At least 22 Christmas-themed movies have been filmed in CT, supported in part by a film tax credit. Here’s a map of their filming locations.
Posted inEconomic Development
CT’s sugar kelp farmers are navigating their way into new markets
CT’s kelp industry grows the seaweed primarily for food, but farmers say it could have a wide range of applications they’re eager to support.
Posted inStudent Voice
What Connecticut’s prison newspapers can teach us
Connecticut’s prisons used to have a thriving culture of writing and publishing. It’s a legacy that should not be forgotten.
Posted inStudent Voice
Women are overlooked in medical studies
Medical science has long considered men’s bodies the “norm” and women remain underrepresented in medical trials.
Posted inEconomic Development
New London State Pier construction fixes likely to cost millions
Correcting the construction errors is expected to cost at least several million dollars and take until 2027. Who will pay for it is unclear.
Posted inPolitics
Lamont cheers success of paid family and medical leave
The same advocates applauding Lamont for the family leave program will soon lobby him to reconsider his resistance to CT’s spending limits.
Posted inEducation
GOP lawmakers seek state accountability for graduate who can’t read
In multiple letters to the education commissioner, state Senate leaders requested funding records and asked how the Hartford public schools system failed to serve Aleysha Ortiz.
Posted inEvents
WATCH: “This Could Work” with André Swanston
Erica E. Phillips’ conversation with entrepreneur André Swanston, who sold his data company for nine figures, in the first of our four part-interview series with CT entrepreneurs.
Posted inPartner Content
Sex trafficking is growing in CT, providers say. But doctors don’t always know what to look for
Health care providers said they are seeing more adult survivors of the crime, and referrals to CT’s child welfare agency have doubled.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Don’t believe the utility company propaganda
Could S&P’s downgrade of the Avangrid and Eversource companies raise rates in Connecticut? That’s an overwhelming: Maybe.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
End the corruption and mismanagement in CT’s state colleges
A pattern of entitlement among unaccountable administrators, wasteful spending, and mismanagement have led to the prospect of disastrous cutbacks for students and faculty at CSCU.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
CT isn’t ready for ranked-choice voting
Before Connecticut tries revolutionizing more of its voting procedures by adopting ranked choice voting, it should perfect the current ones.
Posted inHealth
CT hospitals say their financial recovery after COVID lags national trend
Hospital industry association report points to low Medicaid and Medicare rates, health insurer practices as source of woes.